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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-30
A REIfA RRABLE PRESEyTIJEyr

-. 49, From The Jackson (CG.) NeBa
MISS Minnie Atkinson sister of young Arthur \.
Atkinson, who died near Jackson last Saturday night
has been an inmate and student Mary Sharp College
WlncheSter, Tenn, for two terms past, and only ar
rveo nome last night upon receiving telegram of toe
serious illness of her brother She relates most sin
guIar circumstance connected with the death OF her
brother as follows
She was very much dcyoied TO her brother Arthur
ana hid his picture with her, which she showed to her
associates IN college and often spoke of the good quail
ies OF her brother One OF the young ladies seemed
sniten with the picture and asked il often On
ast friday this young lady IN company with Miss
Minnie and asked to see the picture II given her
TO look at, and after gazing at it ntently few min
utes, she said: -
8 Isn't your brother deadlv
VI course the suggestion startled Miss Minnie. bat
she replied
"No, he ia not dead"
The young lady, still gazing at tie picture, said
Minnie your brother Is dead"
Miss Minnie Immediately went TO the president and
told him what had occurred and begged him to LEI her
go home at once. The president said il was a mere idle
fancy o. the young LADY, and she ought not to let 10
trouble her mind, but to return to her and think
no more OF it, She returned to her room, but could Bos
snake on the Impressions made by the predictions OF
the young lady for she had presentiment that 1T
true ana that she would receive telegram confirming
H. On Sunday morning she went to the president aud
told him that he ought to have let her go homo yester
day. for she would receive telegram to-day
Ing her brothers serious Illness The president hooted
at the idea and again sent her back to her Soon
after leaving the president Sunday she received tho
telegram aud ut once made preparations for her jour
nev home Taking the south bound train the president
and physician OF the college accompanied her portion
OF the way when Miss Minnie was intercepted by tel
egram from Winchester, Tenn, stating that the young
lady who had forerold the death OF Mr. Arthur Atkn-
son, in jackson, was dead The president and physi.
clan returned to Winchester and Miss Minnie came
TO Jackson, to find her adored brother corpse TAX
ing the circumstances all together they form mystcr.
Gus and remarkable combination OF facts.
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MISS CLEVELAND" AT THE CAPITOL.

funny incident occurred In the House gallery yesicr
day new doorkeeper was In the private gallery when
lsiy came up 70 him and started TO go in. The door
remarked that she could not this thu
private gallery whereupon the lady drew herself up AMI
remRrkcd " You don't seem 10 know me- am Miss Clcye
land " The dOorkeeper astOnlshcd and begged
pardon He not only opened the door but went inside and
down the front seat and made the people there get out
because 1.-The Presidents sister" wanted 10 get seat.
The lady swept down TO the front and took her place
soon IL became nOised about that Miss Rose Elizabeth
Cleveland ia the gallery. The women craned their
necks 10 her. and did every else Finally tho
dOorceper Of the diplomatic gallery around TO
what the excitement meant. lie asked the door
keeper Of the private gallery what was going on. why
Miss Cleveland, the Presidents sister, is inside " he re-
came ont with disgust. and remarked that tho
more Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland than
be The other doorkceper told the doOrkeeper
the thing. and he laughed heartily at his being i'm
posed upon The woman a Miss Cleveland. but
aIp
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lord" WELLINGTON IN DIFFICULTY.


French officer tells an amusing anecdote in q
recent number of the " Revue Retrospective" II was
at the time when the French army stood before Torres
Vedras, separated from the English camp by number
OF vineyards In which there few caves contain
ing wine. The soldiers of both armies drank fratern
ally from these stores without coming In conflict
One day, however French sergeant was captured in
one of the caves by English soldiers who took
him into their camp and conducted him TO the Duke OF
Wellington. After few questions the sergeant was
ordered to leave, but would not stir.
" Go along" said the General No movement but the
brusque reply General your soldiers had no right to
make me their prisoner" :" And how is that :" How
Is that 1t IL this way. The being neutral
ground they had no more right to CAPTURE me than
had to capture them They took advantage Of my iso-
lation Soldiers ought TO have more manners among
themselves" q Was that the way you were taken
prisoneri" "Yes, General" "Yery well, you shall
dine with my attendants and go where you
from" But the Frenchman still refused TO
" Have you not heard what said, sergeant 2" "Oh.
yes, General have heard II ALL but do not wish TO
go with your attendant" "And why not!' :" Be
cause no French soldier with domestic
wants" Lord Wellington. with bow and q sign OF
assent. took the hint, ordered another to be
laid at his table, and invited the French sergeant
to dinner.
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hasty marriage ceremony ct IN altar In SIDE
chapel (for So. Bridgets, as every one KNOWS b
highly rtualistfc and has three altars) The prloe
being attircd In her travelling dress-a bonnet and
O large waterproof cloak
Mr. Brandt was annoyed thai another Wedding
should have been fixed for the Same morning
however, he thought, there Is time for them to
be out of the way before we begin. 1t was five
minutes to the appointed time, and as yet there
was no sign OF the bride. The minutes passed
the modest little bridal party In the corner ois
appeared into the vestry, the half-hour chimes
struck on the clock in the tower overhead
and yet the bride did not come.
Mr. Brandt grew impatient, and so did the
crowd Of well-dressed people in the pews. g.
Suddenly the yesty-door opened and the newly
married pair came ont bub instead Of leaving by
the side aisle they came round TO go down the
centre aisle OF the church. They had nearly
reached the chancel when the lady Slipped OF her
bonnet and cloak.
1t WINS she. Kate Thompson his beautiful bride
in that very satin dress and lace veil. married to
another-to-to his former clerk, Fred Winter
Ii was too much. lie sprang toward the GIRL
but in an instant her husband was between them
AS Brandt stood there dumb with rage, and
mad with disappointment, Kate pointed her hand
at him, and her voice rang out clear In the sllenD
church
"You wifully ruined my father, and brought
us to poverty that you might be able DO subdue
me to your wishes This is my revenge"
30 saying she swept down the aisle on her nus
bands arm, and disappeared from Mr. Brandt
sight for ever.
That night parcel was delivered ND his great
empty house. containing the wedding fnery. md
the few presents which The German had bestowed
upon his fathless bride
The fact that, by dint Of patient inquiries
made in the proper quarters Fred Winter had
learned all about the treacherous conduct of the
German, and, he and Kate had become privately
engaged shortly after the bankers first unsuccess
full proposal, he naturally told her what he had
found out Having obtained good situation at
Manchester, the young man pressed Kate TO
fulfil her promise. He knew nothing about the
trick which she meant TO play upon Brandt He
supposed it was merely girlish within when she
insisted upon being married at st. Bridget's
Church, and made her lover arrange that the hour
should be eleven O'clock just half An hour before
the time fixed for Mr. BrandLs wedding White
hall Review
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NOr SrRANGERS THrRF."

Prom the IoupS Companion
To whom would Heavens doors 80 freely open
As 20 "a little child.
WAC stands with tmid feet upon It's Threshold,
Lovely and undciled
And such an one OF late was lowly lying,
With fast rcceding breath;
Over her face the Tst. last shadow falling
hhc was afraid OF death
Her loved ones said " Oh do not fear 10 enter
That land. 40 wide and fair"
To all their words of cheer she could but answer,
81 do not know them there "
But, oven as she spoke, her hands ~Pre lifted
In sudden, sweet surprise.
And the reflection Of some dawnDg Hplendor
Ilumod her wondering eyes.
No longer clincing 10 her tender watchers,
And daTkcnrd by their woe,
She looked ns II she saw some loved one beckon,
And was Ia haste 10 20.
What she bchcld we saw not. and her rapture
Our hearts not yet might share,
But with last, bright smile she whispered gladly,
"They are not strangers there :"
FRANCIS l.. MACE
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which was also stage-managsd by him. When bis
English trip Is over he will probably dirsct the
staging Of spectacular melodraa Of which he 10 the
author and which will be given here by wollknown
manager of such pieces.
Richard Mansfield writes from Chicago that the
Of his tour has so far been gratifying He has added
revised version Of" Partisan Romance TO his rpertory
and has rehearsed bis dramathaton of DR.. Jekyll
anu Mr. HYDE" He has kept his company together aud
oil are In good health and spirits. On February Il
Mr.. Mansfield will open In New-York In " Prince
Karl" and thus afford an opportunity of witnessing
this charming little character-sketoh to many who
were out of town curing his summer season at the
Madison Square Theatre 1t Is possible that the
dramatic version of Stevensons werd story will be
during this engagement, but this has not been
definitely settled.
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STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE.
SENATOR PARTICLES FIRST JOB IN oH1oA 40

SENATOR FARWELLS FIRST JOB ~ OHIOAg0
From The Chicago Anu
g, among the largo number Of people who called at j
Y. Farwell & Co.'s yesterday to congratulate the nev
Senator-eie,t wac a little old man with very long
opshy, eray beard, who greeted Mr.. Farwell wths
swored with equally CHEEKY Hello. old man. I'm
glad to see yon." Dir. Farwell rose grasped the Old
mans hand and shook ii heartily, and then introduced
also gray-bearded. THIS old man. said he. layins
the emphasis on old, got me the first employment
ever mad In Chicago. That in 1914 Just fort,
years ago. He was then county surveyor and had
come to town with map had just made Of Oss
Comfy and wanted him to look at it and approve 4
lie looked Mt II but didn't TO more than half be
leve had made it. told him | was a surveyor and
wanted job, and the map would show what
l could do. He sent me up TO the town of Maine TO
survey school sections, and subsequently did SONS
other work for him. and he finally got me job in tho
county clerks Office at 80 per month That was the
first work dad ana the first money earned in Chi
cago The old mans name is Asa +. Bradley"
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4 CHRISTMAS SONNET.

A CHRISTlfAS SONNET.
TToId The London Spectator.
heard the children crying from the stair,
a merry. merry Christmas "a You all"
saw down gentle cheeks "a tear-drOp fall,
And on the wvcpcrs head was silver hair.
But the sweet babe. hgh-perchcd within his chair,
His dmplel hand upon the painted ball.
With uncOuCcrn Iuuto ana mac5tical,
Almost Tcbuked our Christmas Joy and care.
] turned In thought 10 that old weary Inn
Bv Bcthlchcm'- gate, and there with wonder sped
That other Babe, and round Hin smiles and fears.
lie too was needless but the Cherubin
Unto the -cIaphiu Ia glory cried.
"Ihis Babe shall deepen jos and quicken tears"
II. ID. RAwSsLEY.
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on HELEN'S CHEEK.


From The Independent
ON Hclcn's check wiz once "A glow,
An arc OF drcamland glimpsed Oelow,
A silyerpurplcd, pcachy beauty
In tidal swayin TO and fro
q flush Of youth Outvelvetng
The buttcrfys arabian wing!
The very argosics Of morning
Bear not from Heaven SO rich thing.
On TIclcn's cheek n springtde day,
Fragile and wonderful IL lay
From ilclcn's cheek these twenty summers
Child-lips have kissed the bloom away.
Nay, Time record II not 80 fast,
The reign of roses overpast;
All yictOrpO Of theirs encIrcle
A loyal woman to the last
So true OF speech, Of soul 20 free,
OF such nellOwce blood "a she.
That girhOOds vision. long evanished,
Rounds never 10 "A memory.
No loss In her Loves self describes
Uptrcmbling 10 adorng eyes,
The sweet mirage Of youth and beauty
On Helen's check forever lies.
LOUISE moGES GUNEY.
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TIE SHOWS.

Under the SHOWS surly winter defying.
Under the drift that the clouds are still plying
Earth her lap ful OF dead blossoms. reposes
Shades OF shed lilies and ruins OF roses
The children dead, but the mother undying.
Under the SHOWS the spring flow 'rets lying.
Germs OF the hay-tim that's coming. denying
Aught OF the rule the cold tyrant imposes,
Under the SHOWS.
Under the SHOWS Of thy quiet hrcst. wing
With the drift IN it, whitenes the red blood n fyng,
And the poor little heart that cold bosom encloscs
L. a garden where Eros Is gathering po-es
Under the SHOWS OF thy smiles thou art signing,
Under the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-30
~ LOVE WITH AMERICA.

mrs eocieyl suppose you never hear OF your daugh'
yer, VINO e0pod with that young brickInyerl
Mira 0dfam-Ycs. he has got rich aud they arc living
In Newly orh In fine style.
That Is comfort, certainly Has the foreign noble
man who married your other daughter returned to his
castles yetr
on no he Is Just In love with America, and says he
wouldn't think OF going back TO Europe"
Indeed! Where have they been during the last three
or four yearsr
Visiting with the brickiayer"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-30
AN IMPROVEMENT IN TIE METHOD.

From The Detroit Free Tress
man snt on salt barrel Michigan Grand-aye
yesterday making great display of eating raw carrot
small colored boy halted In front OF him, watched tho
performance fora while and then said
my ladder tried dat dodge de oddcr day"
"What d0dgei"
"Tryin fur 10 git sympathy, but II didn't work"
Kase do whisky smells right frew do karrut He's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-30
CALIFORNIA RAIsIy- GROWING


was asking man right from there california; about
the general interests OF that State Said he "fhe wine
making interest Of California Is going 10 change
what and BECOME raisin interest They can dry the
frapea cpd get 10 cents pound FOR them whereas they
mako wine The raisins are used more and more, aud
~ thatG nscs4sary u 10 change the kind OF grape"
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TIE GENIIL EGOTIST

From the YOUTHS Companion.
Coventry PatmOre told friend OF visit which he once
made 10 Leigh Hunt, when the poet kept him waiting FOR
two hours. while he arranged himself fautessy. In
airy and becoming costume. eXcaimng he entered 20
his weary and impatient guest All what beautiful,
happy world we live in, Mr Patmorep
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TIE BEST PORTRAIT OF GARFIELD.

Ransom has sold for 5000 ana aenvorou VI &
Toledo GARFIELD memorial COMMITTEES nor .a.oS' rs,s
letter last Nonday commencing a. sns " vee cooS ~
ts place the possibility OF bstor beyond .sxpecauons
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The Great Success

or Ayers sarsapara is due the fact that it meets TIE
wants people being economical to and always To-
liable and Its ingredients the best and their
combination the result profound study aud skill Thus foe
diseases originating In impure blood Ayers sarsnpars
stands unryaled.
CASA blood purifier and general baderup OF tho system"
says Eugene HUI. NJ. D., 35i sixthaye' ~ ~ t"'''
never found nythns to equal Ayers safsapatN@
Mr., Eliza A. clough Matron of the NJ f. seminary TIKI
,or N H. writes; Every winter amt spring my family.
Including myself several bottles Of Ayers sarsaparA
rnsrisnco has convinced that powerful b!oodpur
Oar II is superior any other preparation OF sarsapaA'
"Ayers slrsaparla gives betor satisfaction than any
other blood medicine hande."-Geo W. whitman A'SsnH
Indiana
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Ayers sarsaparilla,

Prepared by Dr.. j. C. Aver 4 Co. I'w''' N''~ S'A
Drugssta Price, 81; siK bottles -
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their parts. WhoatCroit plays 'NOlage,' Archie
Lindsay the 'Nlscomte' Eleanor Caroy Marco,
Kato Stokes Clementinc,' Helm Windsor Manettc,
and Louisa Eldridge Mme Duohatet' When We
leave here we shall return, OF course, to Tangled
season at this theatre. Next season, expect, will be
triumphant one tor Mantel lie will have larger
repor0ry In which We have some idea OF including
othcuo though Mt present 1t Is nero idea"
Mr.. Dockstader continues to give his entertainment
as usual though ho himself has lately been obliged to
omit his customary appearance on tho stage. His
vocal cords have not entirely recovered from the
strain under which no recently broke down and he
wisely resolves to run no risk. This week two new
absurditles will be given, called Buffalo William.
Wild West the other Ten Minutes ut Wallacks."
Their scope is indicated by the titles.
REVEALS seem TO be in favor this season, and Nat
Goodwins new edition of Tho Mascot is no exoep-
ton to the rule If rule IT be- Every night last week
people were turned away, and unless an unexpected
drop should occur the opera will the boards
tor a considerable time 1t was reported yesterday
that GATE three weeks hence had been fixed Tor Tue
production OF the farrago of nonsense called Inc
skating Rink but this IA not the case. - Inc
see II, said John L. Donnely yesterday When they
get tired Of 1t we shall make change, but unless
something extraordinary occurs we shall not see tno
end OF this business for weeks TO come" II may be
mentioned that there Is superstition current among
theatrical managers TO tho effect that revivals are
mighty onsartain." Business, 1t Is supposed, may
be unexpectedly enormous and suddenly drop, never
10 be revived without any perceptble cause. Like
most superstitions this has never been proved TO 10
the case.
Charles Overton, who recently bought the English
rights Of Hold by tho Enemy" sailed TOR England
yesterday Mr.. Overton will set to work Immediately
to arrange for tho production In England of Giettes
successful play. As soon as a theatre has been
stagc-manager, under whose direction the play wa?
produced az the Madison Square Theatre. Mr. Teal
there He has Just returned from tho country where
no assisted at the rst night Of Clay Greenes Syb'
St. Landry democrat., 1887-02-12

The phases of Boldwood's life were ordin-
airy enough, but his was not an ordinary
nature. If an emotion possessed him at all it
ruled him. He was always hit mortally or
he was missed. He had no light and careless
touches in his constitution either for good or
evil He saw no absurd side to the follies Of
life, and thus, though not quite companion
able in the eyes of merry men and scoffers
and those to whom all things show life as a
jest, he was not intolerable to the earnest and
those acquainted with grief
Bathsheba was far from dreaming that the
dark and silent shape upon which she had SO
carelessly thrown seed was hotbed of
tropic intensity; nor did she realize the pos
sibly great issues of little beginnings. The
causes of love are chiefly subjective, and
Boldwood was living testimony to the truth
of the proposition. No mother existed to
absorb his devotion, no sister for his tender
ness, no idle ties for sense. He became sur
charged with the compound, which was genu-
inc lovers love.
Months went by, and he had never even ex-
changed word with the woman whose i'm
age had driven everything else from his
mind. At last he grew used to being in love,
and was less startled by the passion, though
tortured more
Then he determined to be no longer re-
pulsed by trivialities or distracted by sus-
pense. He called formally upon Miss Ever
dene, but she was not in.
1t was near the end of May that, as lie went
meditating down the slopes of his splendid
farm one morning, be say Miss Everdene's
St. Landry democrat., 1887-02-12

CUPID AND PSYCHE DISSEMINATE TROUBLE.
Bathsheba answered nothing, and the horse
upon her arm seemed so impressed, that in
stead of cropping the herbage it looked up.
Il think and hope you care enough for me
to listen to what | have to tell"
Bathsheba's momentary impulse at hearing
this was to ask why he thought that, till she
remembered that, far from being conceited
assumption on Boldwood's part, it was but
the natural conclusion of serious reflection
based on deceptive premises of her own offer
ing.
II wish could say courteous batteries to
you," the farmer continued in an easier tone,
"and put my rugged feeling isto graceful
shape; but have neither power nor patience
tolearn such things. want you for my wife
so wildly that no other feeling can abide in
me; but 1 should not have spoken out had
not been led to hope"
"The valentine again! Oh, that valentine!"
she said to herself, but not word to him.
"If you can love me, say SO. Miss Everdene.
If not-don't say no."
"Mr. Boldwood, it is painful to have to
say am surprised so that don't know how
to answer you with propriety and respect
but am only just able to speak out my feeling
i mean my meaning; that l am afraid
can't marry you, much as4 respect you. You
are too dignifed for me to suit you, sir.n
"But, Miss Everdene!"
IL didn't know ought never to have
dreamed of sending that valentine-forgive
me, sir~-it was a .wantan thing which no
St. Landry democrat., 1887-02-12
THAT VALENTINE.

One of the tenderest and strongest pas
toral tragedies ever written is Thomas
Hardy's Far From the Madding Crowd"
and the wheel of its peoples destiny was
tqrned by a valentine.
Many will remember the story with its
bright, beautiful, extraordinary heroine, and
the three men whose fate was entangled with
aer-two good and faithful, one fathless,
feather headed rogue. Bathsheba Everdene,
girl as remarkable as her name, but money
less, while visiting her aunt meets Gabriel
Oak, young farmer, who, with none of the
usual preliminarieS to such a step, asks her to
marry him. She is rather f1attered by the
proposition but after short dialogue with
her wooer she decides she will not marry him,
because she doesn't love him. He tries to
talk her out of her decision; but he has two
qualities which insure him failure with Bath
sheba, humility and a superfluous moiety Of
honesty. Gabriel Oak leaves her at last. with
the bearing of one who was going to give his
days and nights to Ecclesiastes forever. He
says: Il shall do one thing in this life-one
thing certain-that is, love you, and long for
you, and keep wanting you till die" And
he was very much in earnest when he said it,
for his voice had tears in it, and his big
brown hands trembled a quarter of an inch
each way; and when men choke and tremble
in their love making women are impressed
with the truth of their feeling if not of their
promises.
A few days after Gabriel's unsuccessful
wooing he learned that Bathsheba had gone to
place called Weatherbury. but he did not
learn that she had inherited a magnificent
farm from her uncle, and her purpose in going
there was to live on it and take charge of it.
A few days later a catastrophe overlook
Gabriel. His dogs, a couple of earnest but
wrong headed beasts, chased his sheep over
fence and down a chalk pit, killing them to
the last eve, and leaving Kim a ruined man
financially. He was down lower than he had
ever been, but the abasement brought exalta-
ton and the loss gain He had left him
dignified calm he had never before known,
and an indifference to fate which, though it
often makes a villain of man, is the basis Of
BIS sublimity when it does not.
He started out afoot to find employment as
a bailif; failing that he offered himself as a
shepherd, drifted to Weatherbury, playing
his flute at fairs to further his travel, and at
last found himself hired as shepherd by Bath
sheba's bailiff, and suddenly face to face with
Bathsheba herself, now developed into the
S1pervising and cool woman of business